Revenue Capture Policy: Patient Accounting

The purpose of this policy is to ensure that appropriate charges for a company’s supplies and/or services administered are recorded and posted to the patient account in the patient accounting system completely, accurately and timely, and consistently across all facilities.

In this sample, company personnel own and maintain the centralized charge description master (CDM) in the patient charge capture system to ensure that complete and accurate charge captures occur. Each facility department is responsible for maintaining a complete, accurate and up-to-date charge sheet based on the CDM.